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Re: [OM] Viewfinder & long exposures

Subject: Re: [OM] Viewfinder & long exposures
From: gma <gma@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 07:37:26 -0700
John;

If Sebastien is right and that's where his red blob is coming from I'd say it 
is poor design at the least. Time exposures
which integrate light from a light source within the camera are, to me, pretty 
close to useless.

george

John Hermanson wrote:

> "B" is the only way to get a time exposure with the 2000.  The LED staying on
> is not  considered a defect.
>
> John
> http://www.zuiko.com
>
> gma wrote:
>
> > Sebastien Roy wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I took recently pictures of stars with long exposures (up to 15 minutes).
> > > They all came out featuring a large red shadow blob in them.
> > > It looks like a fake Aurora Borealis.
> > >
> > > On the OM2000, as it turns out, the viewfinder underexposure led (red)
> > > is always on during a whole exposure, using a cable release or not.
> > >
> > > When I remove the lense and keep the shutter open, I can
> > > see red light inside the camera body...
> > >
> > > Removing the battery is thus required for long exposure.
> > >
> > > Are other OM cameras suffering from the same problem?
> > >
> > > Sebastien
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Oh, now that's really ugly if true.  No other OMs have this problem.  Is
> > there no 'B' setting on the 2000?
> >
> > george  :>)
> >
> >
>
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